7. Amazing Stats – Charlie Simmer of the Kings, later of the Bruins, scored on 32.7% of his shots in 1980-1981 (56 goals on 171 shots)

8. Old School – Underrated Boston sports player – Pete Peters

* 91-57 career record

* 40 wins in a season – team record

* 2.99 goals against

9. Just a Little Bit Outside – From si.com – top ten sports villains:

1. Ivan Drago – Rocky IV

2. Cancer – Brian Song

3. Shooter McGavin – Happy Gilmore

4. Ernie McCracken –Kingpin

5. Judge Smails – Caddyshack

6. The Judge – Natural

7. Johnny Lawrence – The Karate Kid

8. Roy Turner – Bad News Bears

9. Bud Kilmer – Varsity Blues

10. Ross Rhea – The Goon (??)

10. Randomocity

* Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts has the 39th greatest painting – The Grainstack by Monet – according to Listology

* Barbara Stevens of Bentley’s Women Basketball – one of the best coaches in town won her 900th game this weekend

* One more week to February and we are halfway to seeing those tulips that are planted along the marathon route

* Nothing like watching golf on a Sunday afternoon and dozing off

* Please let it be slush and snow and cold next Sunday night

About Michael

Lifelong Boston resident who finds equal enjoyment in celebrating the local team's success as I do complaining about their failures. I have been writing the Top Ten for the last decade as well as five sports books: 26 Miles to Boston, Rebound, The President's Team, The Great Book of Boston Sports Lists and NBA List Jam.

Economist Tobias Moskowitz examined the home field advantage in some detail in his book “Scorecasting”. He concluded that the home field advantage in team sports is almost entirely explained by officiating. Refs tend to rule in favor of the home team.

REPLY – MPC – Its really crazy – I read most of scorecasting – great chapter about extra time in soccer favoring home team